User talk:Duchess14

Hippocratic Oath
I left the following reply to your question on my talk page. I repeat it here to be sure you see it.


 * I did not revise the article except to restore the first paragraph which someone had deleted without explanation. Nonetheless, I hope the following answers your question.


 * The section that follows the introduction contains the original oath as translated by, or from, the cited source. It contains the words "and never do harm to anyone."


 * Another translation on the web site Medicine.Net translates the full sentence as "I will apply dietetic measures for the benefit of the sick according to my ability and judgment; I will keep them from harm and injustice." The cited source is "The classical version of the Hippocratic Oath is from the translation from the Greek by Ludwig Edelstein. From The Hippocratic Oath: Text, Translation, and Interpretation, by Ludwig Edelstein. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1943." You can find this same translation on the PBS web site NOVA: The Hippocratic Oath.


 * This same translation also appears on the National Institutes of Health web site at Greek Medicine: The Hippocratic Oath. Credit for the translation is to Michael North, National Library of Medicine, 2002.


 * I can only conclude that the exact words you cite are a popular paraphrase. I suppose there could be another translation that has those words rather than the two similar versions that I cite. I interpret them as meaning the same thing. But I cannot find such a version nor would I have more time to look for one since the other similar forms of words have been verified.


 * So I do not think the article needs to be revised to include the exact words you cite. If these words are from an alternate translation, the words would probably be added as a footnote and would not be added to the text. It would not be right to combine differing words and phrases from more than one translations. Of course, the alternate words would need to be accompanied by citation of a reliable, verifiable source. Donner60 (talk) 02:31, 17 September 2014 (UTC)